Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Fixed term contracts for up to 12 months – we are recruiting for university programme intakes September 2026 – September 2027, and January 2027-January 2028.

Successful Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme delivered specifically for the role in partnership with the University of Exeter. This post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 4 level, gaining credits towards either a degree or diploma level qualification (depending on level of previous academic study). Successful completion of the university course, probation period and training year leads to offer of permanent contract as a qualified EMHP starting at NHS AfC Band 5 level.

If successful, you will be employed on a full-time basis and work across Gloucestershire schools (Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud and Cotswolds) where the Young Minds Matter Mental Health Support Teams deliver mental health support across a range of educational settings in the region.

As part of this role there will be a requirement to travel to the University for the training, as well as to schools across the county.

Main duties of the job

During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working in schools with children and young people in a mental health field

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the educational system in England

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to a degree level in a relevant subject such as Psychology , child and adolescent development or as a qualified teacher
  • Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 11 May 2026

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